PEPPERGRASS PE-TSAI 205 



PEPPERGRASS, CALIFORNIA (Brasska Japonica), 

 is grown as a pot-herb for its leaves. It often runs 

 wild, and deserves to be better known. Cultivate like 

 spinach or collards. 



PEPPERMINT. See Mint. 



PE-TSAI, or Chinese Cabbage (Brassica Pe-tsai) 9 is 

 a plant of the cabbage family, grown for its head of 

 leaves, which much resembles a head of Cos lettuce, but 

 is usually boiled as a pot-herb. As it bolts in heat, it 

 is best sown in late July or August, for a fall vege- 



Fig. 99. Pe-Tsai, or Chinese Cabbage. 



table. It will stand frost. Varieties are few ; pests are 

 those of the cabbage family. 



Soil. Any good garden soil, preferably cool and 

 moist. 



Distances. Eighteen by twelve inches. 



